The Audition for the Inciter-In-Chief and Other Concerns Towards 2023 General Elections

Part 1

 
By Segun Awosanya

In 1949 George Orwell described a nightmarish future in the classic dystopian novel 1984 and one of the most popular quotation in his oeuvre is “In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” 

In the Nigeria of now we can conclude that there are several conspiracies playing out towards the 2023 general elections and the leading propagandists are those claiming to bring about a change, while deploying old antics just to pull a wool over the eyes of the vulnerable masses. 

Unfortunately, wittingly or unwittingly, the fourth estate of the realm, the Press/Media, with the explicit capacity of advocacy and implicit ability to frame political issues are also part of this conspiracy, given the fact that of the 18 different political parties slated to participate in the election, only three (3 or 4 occasionally) are showcased based on the need to engage the roving mob that keeps the 3 in their mention, thus systemically disenfranchising the remaining 15 with substantial values to bring to the political dialogue. 

It can be argued that the mainstream media have bills to pay and would need to supply narratives based on demand, but can click baits, trending rhetorics and well worn lame narratives being projected as substance be a solution to the Nigerian political conundrum? In a secular state, should the internal rancor (Muslim/Muslim or North/South debacle) of any political party become subject of national discourse over the pertinent matters of the state of our union? Is populism a solution to our leadership crisis given all that we have gone through in the past years (especially in the past 7 years)?

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